| 单词 | claim |
| 释义 | claim (kleɪm ) Word forms: claims , claiming , claimed 1. verb B2 If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him. [VERB that] A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life. [VERB to-infinitive] 'I had never received one single complaint against me,' claimed the humiliated doctor. [VERB with quote] He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate. [VERB noun] Synonyms: assert, insist, maintain, allege 2. countable noun [oft NOUN that] A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false. He repeated his claim that the people backed his action. He rejected claims that he had affairs with six women. Synonyms: assertion, statement, allegation, declaration 3. verb If you say that someone claims responsibility or credit for something, you mean they say that they are responsible for it, but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion. [VERB noun] He was too modest to claim the credit. [VERB noun] 4. verb B2 If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it. Now they are returning to claim what was theirs. [VERB noun] Synonyms: take, receive, pick up, collect 5. countable noun B2 A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to. Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans. [+ to] 6. verb If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it. [journalism] Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds. [VERB noun] ...the first time a British man has claimed a world title in the sport. [VERB noun] 7. countable noun If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention. She'd no claims on him now. [+ on] He was surrounded by people, all with claims on his attention. [+ on] 8. verb If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them. There is already a long list of people claiming her attention. [VERB noun] 9. verb B2 If you claim money from the government, an insurance company, or another organization, you officially apply to them for it, because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules. Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so. [VERB noun] John had taken out redundancy insurance but when he tried to claim, he was refused payment. [VERB] They intend to claim for damages against the three doctors. [VERB + for] Synonyms: demand, call for, ask for, insist on Claim is also a noun. ...the office which has been dealing with their claim for benefit. [+ for] Last time we made a claim on our insurance they paid up really quickly. [+ on] 10. verb B2 If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them. The union claimed a pay rise worth four times the rate of inflation. [VERB noun] Claim is also a noun. They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions. [+ for] Electricity workers have voted for industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim. 11. verb If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it. [formal] The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday. [VERB noun] Heart disease is the biggest killer, claiming 180,000 lives a year. [VERB noun] 12. See also no claims 13. claim to fame phrase Someone's claim to fame is something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them. His greatest claim to fame is that he coached an England side to victory. 14. to lay claim to something phrase If you lay claim to something you do not have, you say that it belongs to you. [formal] Five Asian countries lay claim to the islands. 15. to stake a claim phrase If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it. Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress. His success staked his claim for a place in the world championship team. Collocations: accept a claim What if my insurer will not accept my claim? Times, Sunday Times It submitted the insurers' initial communications with it demonstrated unequivocally the making of an informed choice to accept the claim. Times, Sunday Times I asked for a refund, but was told the company would not accept a claim without a sick note. Times, Sunday Times To accept a claim, insurers will need you to have reported a theft to the police — usually within 24 hours. Times, Sunday Times But the taxman disagreed and refused to accept the claim. The Sun However, one cannot claim a deduction if there has been fringe benefit relief. ST They cannot claim a deduction for the difference between the stock's basis and its fair market value (the decrease in value). Christianity Today If you claim a deduction for any of these, be sure you satisfy all of the legal requirements. Christianity Today A taxpayer may not, however, claim a deduction for services rendered to a charitable organization. Christianity Today Taxpayers may claim a deduction either for the actual costs of using a vehicle for charitable activities, or the standard charitable mileage rate. Christianity Today She has identified seven authors she needs to outsell to claim the title and has become an expert on how book charts are compiled. Times, Sunday Times She said he was 'too self-effacing' to claim the title of hero. The Sun But ten years on she might finally be able to claim a title. The Sun Many of the bodies that claim that title are not preserving at all: they are fiddling, initiating, interfering. Times, Sunday Times He put on a swashbuckling performance as he overtook car after car to take fifth place and so claim his title after ten seasons of trying. Times, Sunday Times Would the carer have to have lived there all the time to claim the exemption, or would five days a week suffice? Times, Sunday Times Can any student photographer or would-be stringer for a local freesheet claim this exemption? Times, Sunday Times You can also claim an exemption for the last 18 months. Times, Sunday Times Claim an exemption for scholarships, fellowships and bursaries. Globe and Mail Taxpayers can only claim the exemption once every two years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most people who contract mesothelioma are able to claim compensation under their employer's liability insurance and insurers pay about 200 million each year to sufferers. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The 57-year-old former miner is just one of thousands of ailing pitmen who claimed compensation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They ruled workers can carry over untaken leave or claim compensation. The Sun (2017) The applicants then brought proceedings claiming compensation for personal injury and financial loss. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Your story Have you suffered a train delay but found it difficult to claim compensation? Times, Sunday Times (2016) If an employer intends to claim credit for noncash payments, it must maintain records documenting the value of such payments. Christianity Today The real hero was his workshy pal, but he can't claim credit because he'll lose his invalidity benefit. The Sun They can be expected to claim credit for all the good things that have happened over the past four years, while disowning the bad. Times, Sunday Times You cannot blame them for one and expect them not to claim credit for the other. Times, Sunday Times In mining, for example, share prices were driven up by a boom in commodity prices for which chief executives couldn't claim credit. Times, Sunday Times Nobody in government can claim ignorance of the problem. Times, Sunday Times The changes stem from widespread frustration that bank bosses have been able to claim ignorance about wrongdoing within their institutions in the run-up to the financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times We can no longer claim ignorance of the effects of plastic use. Times, Sunday Times They can hardly claim ignorance. The Sun The purpose of the posts was to give notice of where the boundary ran so that no-one could claim ignorance of liability to pay the duties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He plans the house he'll build them, on his own claim land; they, too, are to be homesteaders now. The Times Literary Supplement However, they could not claim land within two miles (3 km) of a military post. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both countries could claim land and both were guaranteed free navigation throughout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some surf gangs have been known to not only claim land territory, but also claim specific surfing waves as territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often speculators also hire people to set forests on fire in order to claim land title deeds for the areas that have become degraded forest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They can therefore claim ownership of stock even after it has been delivered. Times, Sunday Times What if her heirs claim ownership of the jewelry? Christianity Today It was sold on to a group of music enthusiasts who then fought a long legal battle to claim ownership. Times, Sunday Times I am probably safe, since the competition to claim ownership won't be that great. Times, Sunday Times These will be the words of the moment and the battle will be about who can claim ownership of the idea. Times, Sunday Times Interesting, isn't it, that those who claim publicly to be the most compassionate and nonreactionary are in private often the most judgmental and callous? The Sun A few days later it claimed publicly that the coins had been valued at more than 200 times that amount. Times, Sunday Times Some suppliers claimed publicly to have been unpaid for several months. Times, Sunday Times For complainants, the company claims publicly to cancel the membership, and refunds the monthly membership fees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, the company also provides fair and swift claim settlement services to its policyholders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He later led claim settlement negotiations leading to the 1998 settlement which made extensive provision for customary rights in fisheries and other natural resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Where possible, take photographs of any damage, which may help with claim settlements. Times, Sunday Times An additional $3 went to liability and medical payments and $9 for claims settlement expenses, and the remaining $25 was allocated to insurer expenses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the land claims settlement, a major goal had been accomplished. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Competition would be tough, with each house claiming superiority over the other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to historians, they called themselves so to distinguish themselves from other groups who were of mixed origin, and claimed superiority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He neither brooks nor claims superiority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Larger males are able to intimidate rivals with their size, ward off other males from a female and claim territory space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our own pied wagtails are now busy claiming territories and courting. Times, Sunday Times It must continue its core focus on issues such as tax cuts, crime and immigration, while also claiming territory normally dominated by the left. Times, Sunday Times Players then take turns claiming territories by placing an infantry on an unoccupied territory until all the territories are occupied. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Syndicates are generally smaller than factions and do not claim territories. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The second was in this rather audacious attempt to claim the mantle of the trade unions. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They claim the mantle of freedom, too. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But the intention is clear - to be blunt about the scale of the problem but claim the mantle of fairness. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The German was clearly claiming victory in their private battle of wills. WALL GAMES (2001) The same names are always there or thereabouts, claiming victory after a hard-fought campaign. Times, Sunday Times (2009) To claim victory, he will have to win the rust belt without resorting to naked protectionism. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Bass agreed that would be the way to confirm the claim. canada.com The laboratory declined to confirm the claim. Times, Sunday Times No documentary evidence has been found to confirm the claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It confirmed the claims and said that some officials were detained or fired. Times, Sunday Times Police refused to confirm the claims. Times,Sunday Times The young poet had studied both art history and the law, and the conflicting claims of ethics and aesthetics shape his wanderer's art. The Times Literary Supplement They came to the brink of war in 1996 over conflicting claims to a cluster of islands. Times, Sunday Times However, there have been conflicting claims about the degree to which these products warrant a health concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The conflict soon turned into a news propaganda war, in which press briefings given by government officials of each nation produced conflicting claims and counterclaims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are conflicting claims on the exact ratios or whether or how much of it was voluntary or not. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today's revelations, however, appear to contradict that claim. Times, Sunday Times It says that companies' marketing policies often contradict their claims of responsibility. Times, Sunday Times However, recent independent studies contradict this claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She directly contradicted his claim that she had been given a warning over the fallout from their on-screen spat last month. The Sun Police also found her house keys hidden upstairs, which contradicted her claim that the intruders had locked her in. Times, Sunday Times Is there any evidence to support this controversial claim? Times, Sunday Times By far the most controversial claim refers to what she calls the 'mommy brain'. Times, Sunday Times These are not controversial claims, but established interpretations resting on a great mass of documentary scholarship. The Times Literary Supplement Their controversial claims have provoked a public outcry and a debate about the treatment of zoo animals. Times, Sunday Times The book makes a number of controversial claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company argues otherwise, and there was little in yesterday's first-half numbers to counter that claim. Times, Sunday Times Successive governments have denied this, but have also claimed an inability to counter his claims effectively without revealing sensitive intelligence information. Times, Sunday Times Despite efforts to counter the claims, the whispers wouldn't go away. Times, Sunday Times The first was to use continuous takes - as he had done in his own movies - thus countering any claim of faking. Times, Sunday Times Critics claim the heat encourages overstretching and muscle damage among those not accustomed to flexing their bodies so intensely. Times, Sunday Times Critics claim the act created a mood of easy credit with no downside. Times, Sunday Times Critics claim that the disruption this would cause would exacerbate the economic hit of the coronavirus pandemic. Times,Sunday Times Supporters believe in time everyone will see the light, his critics claim his qualities as an international manager are based on nothing of substance. Times, Sunday Times Critics claim that it has led to more motorists forgetting to renew their tax. Times, Sunday Times The age heightens the likelihood that a damage claim will result in a costly vehicle write-off. Times, Sunday Times This, known as escape of water, represents one of the biggest damage claims that insurers can cover. Times,Sunday Times Many of these disputes relate to 'matching set' or 'accidental' damage claims, as insurers fight claims 'more vigorously'. Times, Sunday Times Birth-related brain damage claims represent only 10 per cent of obstetric cases but account for 75 per cent of the damages awarded against the speciality. Times,Sunday Times Any property damage claims, she said, must be made by the end of this year. Times, Sunday Times Going to law has become so expensive that many can face ruin if they bring or defend a claim. Times, Sunday Times However, if the landlord tries to end your tenancy early on the basis of this provision, there are good arguments you can rely on to defend any claim for possession. Times, Sunday Times If they respond to an employee's complaint and find substance in it, they are then powerless to defend a claim. Times, Sunday Times It would have cost us more to defend the claim than to pay it. Times, Sunday Times The journal said that it stood by the writings and would defend the claim vigorously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The judge dismissed the claim against both defendants. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The judge dismissed the claim with costs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The basis on which the judge dismissed the claim was flawed on the facts and as a matter of law. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The newspapers of the day disprove this claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So far, no-one has been able to disprove his claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The police let him go with no proof to disprove the claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Again, there was no chance to give evidence to disprove their claims. Times, Sunday Times They have a month to dispute the claim. Times, Sunday Times Labour did not dispute this claim in their document. Times, Sunday Times Consumer groups dispute this claim, however, arguing that firms buy only some of their supplies in advance, so they are already benefiting from lower spot prices. Times, Sunday Times Few would dispute the claim. Times, Sunday Times Any person who steps forward to dispute the claim will then risk applying the tag to him or herself in the process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There, he was treated like royalty by virtue of a dubious claim to fame. The Sun They even produced a crudely fabricated map to back up the dubious claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We're always told there aren't any, or rather that there aren't any without hair extensions or dubious claims to fame. Times, Sunday Times It said that these dubious claims could add up to 50 to every motor policy. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps a psychic can tell us when, after centuries of dubious claims, similar evidence to support the paranormal will come to light. Times, Sunday Times He stated that the 2nd-century church was very diverse and included many heretical groups that had an equal claim to apostolic tradition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reason makes equal claim to each proof, since they are both correct, so the question of the limits of time must be regarded as meaningless. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both sketch and finished painting surely have equal claims to be considered 'fresh' works of art, created from the 'first gush of grape-juice'. The Times Literary Supplement In other words, even if there are differences between religions, they all have equal claims on the truth. Christianity Today Different world pictures that describe particular data equally well all have equal claims to be valid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has a point, but exaggerates the claim to the moral high ground. Times, Sunday Times I used to think tabloids had exaggerated their claims about the place. Times, Sunday Times However, the media sometimes exaggerated the claims surrounding its members. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both sides exaggerated their claims of aerial victories that month. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Insurance crimes also range in severity, from slightly exaggerating claims to deliberately causing accidents or damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One finalist explained away an exaggerated claim to have turned over 5 million in her existing business with the immortal line that the number five had come into her head. Times, Sunday Times Half of people questioned did not believe insurers were always honest and a third thought an exaggerated claim was justifiable because insurers 'try to trick their customers with small print'. Times, Sunday Times Broadband providers have been making exaggerated claims about the speeds that they can deliver for some time. Times, Sunday Times It's your exaggerated claims that have made you look silly. The Sun So if you signed up based on exaggerated claims, make sure you cancel. Times, Sunday Times He has now made the extraordinary claim that she was already married. Times,Sunday Times The book also stated that the evidence didn't meet the burden of proof demanded for such an extraordinary claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There have been many extraordinary claims, and several inconvenient facts still remain. Times, Sunday Times We're going to put her extraordinary claims to the test. The Sun The campaign also focuses on public education, running a series of events and publishing articles throughout the campaign that explored each extraordinary claim in more detail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Smooth it out, and every extravagant claim on behalf of cities as a triumphant human invention (rather than an organic human mess) becomes plausible. Times, Sunday Times I can not think, that any of the cases sanction such an extravagant claim on the part of a creditor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has provoked much excitement and, in some quarters, alarm - prompted in part by extravagant claims as to what these devices might achieve. The Times Literary Supplement They all made extravagant claims for the supernatural. Christianity Today And then listen to and read all the extravagant claims of the backers of the fifth-worst team in world cricket. The Sun So one false claim supports another. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps the biggest - fuelled by a false claim in the film itself -was that it depicted a true story. Times, Sunday Times Otherwise, the player who made the false claim has to pick up the pile, and play continues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was acquitted on one felony count of conspiracy to defraud the government and one felony count of filing a false claim with the government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One change has been to agree to refund a fraud claim more swiftly. Times, Sunday Times It was a complex fraud claim that required a detailed investigation and a lot of hard work. Times, Sunday Times For years the banks kicked out perfectly legitimate fraud claims when they were at fault. Times,Sunday Times He added that he had always denied the fraud claims. Times, Sunday Times After a series of fraud claims against her that were never proven, she was suspended and marched out of the building in front of her staff. Times, Sunday Times If a foreign state were an insured under an insurance contract, the insurers could not be precluded from alleging a fraudulent claim simply because that might embarrass the foreign state. Times, Sunday Times Insurers typically add about 44 to every car insurance policy to cover this type of fraudulent claim. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, for a private party to recover damages, they must be able to show that they were injured because they relied on the fraudulent claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A person or couple will be disallowed for ten years if they make a fraudulent claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Investigators fear he may have made fraudulent claims dating back years. The Sun Nonetheless, when the authority prevails against a private claimant, it must bear all its costs, unless the private party has made a frivolous claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would be a foolish lawyer to take on frivolous claims on a 'no win, no fee' basis. Times, Sunday Times If the fees deter frivolous claims or spur employers and employees to settle earlier, that must be a good thing. Times, Sunday Times This would deter frivolous claims but still allow genuine claimants to obtain redress. Times, Sunday Times This should include the more than 80 per cent of cases that never reach court, often because they were frivolous claims which were pursued regardless of commercial prudence. Times,Sunday Times It comes despite cops warning that making jokes about mugshots could be an offence if the person pictured made a harassment claim. The Sun Inappropriate or offensive gifts can trigger a harassment claim. Times, Sunday Times He has also been in court twice this year and was recently interviewed by police over a harassment claim. Times, Sunday Times The zero-tolerance approach it has since adopted has led to a significant drop in workplace bullying and harassment claims. Times, Sunday Times And 97 per cent have no confidence bosses will deal effectively with bullying or harassment claims, a union poll of 3,300 staff said last night. The Sun His historical claims are sometimes far-fetched or wrong. The Times Literary Supplement Its fame and reputation lie not in its literary or historical claims but in the power of its words. Times, Sunday Times I doubt that these historical claims can survive close scrutiny. The Times Literary Supplement It was clear that the film-makers, in that instance, were not making any historical claims. Times, Sunday Times There are historical claims of even taller trees, the tallest being 101 m (330 ft). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its initial claim had been for between £400 million and £1.5 billion. Times,Sunday Times Even when it was started, the wrong cracks were being monitored, so appropriate crack monitoring was not started until over a year after the initial claim was logged. Times, Sunday Times The council might reject your initial claim. Times, Sunday Times This meant that despite her initial claim to invulnerability, she rapidly became obsolete. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When his initial claim for conscientious objector status was denied, he appealed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It then has eight weeks to investigate the claim. Times, Sunday Times The police say they will decide this week whether to investigate the claim (see facing page). Times, Sunday Times Given the rare nature of this condition and the individual circumstances of this case, however, we have continued to investigate the claim further. Times,Sunday Times We have a robust and proven complaint process and would like the opportunity to investigate the claim. Times, Sunday Times She said she lodged a complaint against cops for failing to properly investigate her claim. The Sun The four-week average for new jobless claims edged up to 456,500 last week. Houston Chronicle Today's report on jobless claims indicates that trend may not change soon. Houston Chronicle Initial jobless claims also fell and the services industries expanded at a faster pace than forecast. Times, Sunday Times New jobless claims are often the first indicator of the depth of a particular economic crisis. Times,Sunday Times The markets also reacted to a rise in the number of weekly jobless claims to 399,000. Times, Sunday Times They rely on a wafer-thin charisma to justify their claim to public administration. Times, Sunday Times Mortified that their hero might not know his parsec from his elbow, diehard fans online have concocted elaborate theories to justify his claim. Times, Sunday Times The authority also concluded that the studies did not provide sufficient evidence to justify the claim being made. Times, Sunday Times I'm not sure that the student leaders can justify their claim to democracy. Times, Sunday Times We believe we can justify a claim to represent the majority of playgoers of the region. Times, Sunday Times You might also have a significant legal claim against the lawyers who advised you on this issue and in your divorce. The Sun The stunt was regarded by many as ridiculous, an irrelevant military gesture that was no substitute for a legal claim. Times, Sunday Times Now we face a legal claim from a company that says it has patented the intellectual property behind our product. Times, Sunday Times Now they may have a legal claim in those circumstances, or they may just have to wait two or three months. Times,Sunday Times If the solicitors fob you off, you may have a legal claim against them. The Sun It agreed to release the full sum provided you signed an indemnity and promised to repay the money if any lender proved a legitimate claim. Times, Sunday Times He thinks he has a very legitimate claim. Times, Sunday Times The question was whether any legitimate claim to reimbursement under the policy would have priority. Times, Sunday Times It was a soft penalty, one that might have been given the other way had a legitimate claim for handball not been turned down a few moments earlier. Times, Sunday Times His company's research found that one person in five admits to claiming more than they are due; on average, people add 14 to each legitimate claim. Times, Sunday Times The court concluded that the vicarious liability claim against the school could proceed. Christianity Today His practice covers a range of liability claims work including employer's liability, public liability and catastrophic injury. Times, Sunday Times The latest mis-statements relate to provisions for professional liability claims — costs to cover possible legal action or fines. Times,Sunday Times Under the rules, winners must be at least 18 and sign a waiver protecting the company from all liability claims. canada.com Personal injury claims are already subject to a fixedcosts scheme that applies to road traffic accidents, employers' liability and public liability claims. Times, Sunday Times This calculation and claim is made through the company 's corporation tax return for the period. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But only by the most energetic logic-chopping can a claim be made that there is any real difference. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) Unite made the claim in a national press advert to defend its long-running dispute with the airline. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Manufacturers claim they are starting to overcome the range problem with better batteries, recharging and powermanagement systems and more accurate charge meters. Times, Sunday Times Some manufacturers claim that their sales have increased by 250 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The manufacturers claim that it offers improved shift quality and virtually instantaneous gearchanges. Times, Sunday Times The manufacturers claim they can help shift workers manage changing sleeping patterns and aid with jet lag. The Sun Manufacturers claim the prices are damaging the luxury status of their brands. The Sun Opponents claim that fracking will industrialise the countryside and lengthen our dependence on fossil fuels. Times, Sunday Times Opponents claim that the government paid consultants to engineer a jump in supportive comments for the planning application. Times, Sunday Times Last month he forced through tough new alcohol laws, which opponents claim are religiously motivated. Times, Sunday Times Opponents claim it can cause earthquakes, pollute water supplies, blight the countryside and affect house prices. The Sun Opponents claim that it will contaminate water sources and potentially trigger eathquakes. Times, Sunday Times And, as with every outrageous claim, it comes with a money-back guarantee. Times, Sunday Times The team-created commercial must have included a jingle and outrageous claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They certainly have no intention of heaping extra pressure on such a promising talent by making outrageous claims. The Sun The book makes outrageous claims that other households leaked stories to the press. The Sun Was that another one of his outrageous claims, or was there some truth to it? Christianity Today It was also ensuring that payments claimed by the company would be 'fully recovered'. Times, Sunday Times A recent review into late payments claimed 85% of smaller companies had experienced delays in the past two years, and they had outstanding invoices worth more than 30bn. Times, Sunday Times The secretary of state said, no doubt correctly, that some aspects of paragraph 6 needed, in effect, to be blue-pencilled as inapt for vaccine damage payment claims. Times, Sunday Times One lag got 125,000 last year for a personal injury claim. The Sun Another 145,000 agreed for a personal injury claim pushed her total to 156,000. The Sun The biggest rise was in the legal profession due to the surge in personal injury claim lines. Times, Sunday Times Admiral's average personal injury claim stood at about 14,000 in 2008. Times, Sunday Times So do you want your personal injury claim to be business process outsourced? Times, Sunday Times The plaintiff claimed that all three of these conditions were violated. Christianity Today The plaintiffs claimed she had cost the beef industry $11 million (6.6m), but the jury ruled in her favour. Times, Sunday Times The plaintiff claimed that no action was taken. Christianity Today Plaintiff claims that she and her son were entitled to be compensated for these breaches. Christianity Today Plaintiff claims that, in 2002, she began working overtime hours. Christianity Today However, some of the descendants still press the claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The court ruled they were correct in their assessment of rights to the land, but had waited too long to press their claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite the numerous possibilities this framework allows, many people in the mainstream press claim that all romance novels seem to read alike. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Adulthood, the war and the world are pressing their claims, and opportunities will be fewer to slip from under the net. The Times Literary Supplement So there are opportunities for batsmen currently outside the team to press their claims. The Sun The airline should then process this claim within 15 working days. Times, Sunday Times The ombudsman can also award distress and inconvenience payments, if it feels that an insurer has taken an unacceptably long time to process a claim. Times,Sunday Times The insurer apologised, saying that sometimes it takes a while to receive all the information required to process a claim. Times, Sunday Times The agency then had to bring in casual staff to process the claims. Times, Sunday Times The insurance company had made a paperwork error when processing the claim but would not answer either her letters or telephone calls. Times, Sunday Times The prosecution claims, however, that she had given the expert a faked document. Times, Sunday Times The jury was shown footage of her buying hair clippers which the prosecution claims were used to change his appearance. The Sun The prosecution claims that many of the voters who had applied for proxies had been at home during the election and not abroad. Times, Sunday Times Altogether, officers either bought or seized 197 items, which the prosecution claims are forgeries. Times, Sunday Times The prosecution claims that he ordered them. Times, Sunday Times You must pursue your claim with the ombudsman within six months of receiving the final rejection letter. Times, Sunday Times We rigorously pursue the claim. Times, Sunday Times Employees and applicants for employment who believe that an employer has violated a federal civil rights law must pursue their claim according to a specific procedure. Christianity Today You were right to pursue your claim. The Sun Not surprising because, when you heard the bank's firm refusal on the telephone, you did not pursue a claim. Times, Sunday Times When filling in an application form, make sure you don't give the insurance company an excuse to question a claim further down the line. The Sun That, of course, would question his claim to crave privacy - a contradiction he would appreciate, since he enjoys nothing better than wrapping himself in riddles. Times, Sunday Times It can call into question the claims of representative government as such. The Times Literary Supplement They also questioned the claims made for the collection. Times, Sunday Times We have to question this claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has told officials to reject a string of questionable claims — including the car accidents of the future. The Sun A public hoping for data on which to base judgment has been bombarded by battle bus bluster and questionable claims seeking to fuel prejudice and distract rational thought. Times, Sunday Times Building on a worldwide network of volunteers and expert contributors, the site provides information on quackery-related topics and investigates questionable claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Obituaries noted his contributions to the biotechnology industry, intellectual acumen, original thinking and adventurousness, while some criticised his promotion of primrose oil and other questionable claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I am rather cross (but unsurprised) your son doesn't have an employment contract, which complicates things, as the firm may refute this claim. The Sun Although unfounded, there have been no published epidemiologic studies to support or refute this claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Modern scientific literature contains little or no evidence to support or refute this claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He may, for whatever reason, refute the claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others refute the claim as an urban legend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Supporters of vivisection today also reject the claim that there are other ways to achieve the same scientific results. Times, Sunday Times It took three months to agree to consider your case again, then another six weeks to reconsider and reject your claim a second time. Times,Sunday Times It may be that some will reject your claim, arguing that passengers knew there was a risk of strike action before they booked. Times, Sunday Times Failure to do so may later entitle the insurer to cancel the policy and reject any claim. Times, Sunday Times Insurers have three options: reject the claim in full, accept it in part or accept it in full. Times,Sunday Times In it he repeated his claim that his family was 'plotting juju' against him. The Sun And in case his inquisitors thought they had misheard, he repeated the claim. Times, Sunday Times She was given a medical examination and repeated the claim in a video interview. Times, Sunday Times She repeated the claim five times, adding that he 'certainly considered it'. Times, Sunday Times He did not ask to see the police log, which repeated the claims made in the e-mail. Times, Sunday Times Try to resolve your claim via an ombudsman. Times, Sunday Times Next, try to resolve your claim via mediation or an ombudsman scheme. Times, Sunday Times It set aside $1.6 billion to resolve the claims. Times, Sunday Times The company, which employs 4,300 people, at first said that it was setting aside 10 million to resolve the claims. Times, Sunday Times Their appeal again sought to compel the plaintiffs to resolve their claims of age discrimination through arbitration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This time it took just a couple of days for the company to review your claim and admit it had made a mistake. Times, Sunday Times Because constitutional claims are of great magnitude, appellate courts might be more lenient to review the claim even if it was not preserved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As soon as this was received, it reviewed your claim the same day and decided to pay your advanced death claim for the full amount of 39,000. Times, Sunday Times Prosecutors are reviewing the claims. The Sun The lawsuit, which was filed in 2007, remained under seal for more than three years while the government reviewed the claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Do the scientific claims on your cosmetics add up? Times, Sunday Times Do any of the scientific claims for the drinks stack up, though? Times, Sunday Times Now she looks at scientific claims made in supermarkets. The Sun Yet quite apart from these scientific claims, police fingerprinting was also simply prone to error and sloppy work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The case has already strengthened the hand of those who criticise the evidence behind scientific claims in two important ways, and it may yet have still greater repercussions. Times, Sunday Times All the agreements specifically state that they do not compromise each country's sovereignty claim over the disputed area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These early visits resulted in no sovereignty claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The crisis revolved around larger issues about sovereignty claims and rights of navigation and trade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You will need to arrange and pay for assistance/repairs and then submit a claim. The Sun You can submit the claim form yourself, through a solicitor or your insurer. Times, Sunday Times If they preferred to make their own way home, they could submit a claim for additional costs afterwards. Times, Sunday Times It has now invited you to submit your claim and has said it will be honoured. Times, Sunday Times She then explained how clients could be coached to submit a claim for personal injury — even if they had walked away without a scratch. Times, Sunday Times No evidence has been found to substantiate this claim. Times, Sunday Times It will not be hard for them at the next election to substantiate the claim that they made a real difference. Times, Sunday Times Nor has evidence of the enormous conspiracy required to substantiate his claim, which has to number in the low hundreds, been uncovered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfortunately there are no records to substantiate that claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No scientific data has been yet collected to substantiate the claim that leg warmers prevent injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet there was no evidence to support his claim. The Sun Marketing gimmicks hardly support their claim to be a serious sporting operation. Times, Sunday Times But no written documentation was produced to support that claim. Christianity Today The medical and legal definition of whiplash, or any other injury commonly adduced to support a claim, must be far tighter. Times, Sunday Times The statement helped to support the claim that he was at home with his family. Times, Sunday Times Even the project's supporters claim that it will be at best carbon-neutral. Times, Sunday Times Supporters claim smart dust can also end traffic jams, save lives in hospitals and revolutionise mining. Times, Sunday Times Supporters claim that the move, which will be enforced from 2013, will improve the quality of patient care and raise the status of nursing. Times, Sunday Times Bin tax supporters claim it will encourage people to cut the amount of rubbish they throw out. The Sun Supporters claim that it will make more organs available for life-saving transplants. Times, Sunday Times International law required not only discovery and charting but also settlement to perfect a territorial claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not only discovery and charting, but permanent settlement were needed to maintain a territorial claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Territorial claims outside that are up for grabs, provided a country can show that its continental shelf extends farther along the seabed. Times, Sunday Times We may have territorial claims we do not want to relinquish, but we do not need to press them. Times, Sunday Times The two countries dispute each other's territorial claims to the islands and their surrounding waters, and fought a campaign in 1982 that cost hundreds of lives. Times, Sunday Times Such a conversation would undermine her claim that she had never consulted him about the appointment. Times, Sunday Times Employers can undermine their claim that the crime made the employee unsuitable by delaying in acting or allowing him to work his notice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These floods happened long before the rise in manmade emissions, undermining the claim that last weekend's floods were linked to climate change. Times, Sunday Times Conversely, how can those who proclaim the virtue of tolerance avoid undermining their claim with an implicit endorsement of moral nihilism? Christianity Today The data undermine the claims by ministers that poor results from the academies can be attributed to the deprived background of many of their pupils. Times, Sunday Times This seems to be another unsubstantiated claim. Times, Sunday Times It's easy to dismiss gossip as a harmless part of collective discourse, but every unsubstantiated claim about someone's character — whether colleague or celebrity — begins an irreversible butterfly effect. Times, Sunday Times It remains an unsubstantiated claim. The Times Literary Supplement They were less likely to be swayed by emotional stories, anecdotes and unsubstantiated claims. Times,Sunday Times The regulator's move comes after a series of complaints about businesses making unsubstantiated claims to be green. Times, Sunday Times The relevant investigation was whether in law the claimant had a valid claim and if so, how it could be established in court. Times, Sunday Times If you have a valid claim please call tomorrow, 10am-3pm. The Sun She has a valid claim on being the greatest of all time over 100m. Times, Sunday Times They provide access to justice for the impecunious claimant with a valid claim. Times, Sunday Times Court action could be required to decide if you have a valid claim in these circumstances, so keep relevant receipts and correspondence. Times, Sunday Times No details are given to verify this claim. Times,Sunday Times And by the end of the year, the record books will verify that claim. The Sun It was not possible to verify the claim. Times, Sunday Times It was impossible to verify that claim. Times, Sunday Times The hospital could not verify the claim, and records remain sealed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the belt broke because it was faulty, then this should have been a warranty claim. Times, Sunday Times More importantly, its use may compromise a warranty claim, should a problem occur. Times, Sunday Times But another third have never made a warranty claim on a faulty or broken item. The Sun But after the company had made 15m units, guess how many warranty claims there'd been. Times, Sunday Times Ministers are considering forcing building firms to publish satisfaction surveys, including the number of warranty claims for defects in their new houses. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 诉求, 声称 Japanese: 主張, 主張する |
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